Leyton Orient have played Reading 74 times in competitive football, winning 26, drawing 20 and losing 28, first meeting on 18 Dec 1926 and most recently on 17 Jan 2026. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1926 | 1926–27 | Second Division | H | Reading | 5–1 | ||
| 7 May 1927 | 1926–27 | Second Division | A | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 3 Sep 1927 | 1927–28 | Second Division | H | Reading | 3–0 | ||
| 7 Jan 1928 | 1927–28 | Second Division | A | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 22 Dec 1928 | 1928–29 | Second Division | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 4 May 1929 | 1928–29 | Second Division | A | Reading | 2–4 | ||
| 19 Dec 1931 | 1931–32 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–2 | ||
| 30 Apr 1932 | 1931–32 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–5 | ||
| 24 Dec 1932 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–5 | ||
| 6 May 1933 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 16 Dec 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–3 | ||
| 28 Apr 1934 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 25 Aug 1934 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–1 | ||
| 29 Dec 1934 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 5 Sep 1935 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 11 Sep 1935 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–4 | ||
| 12 Sep 1936 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 3–2 | ||
| 9 Jan 1937 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 30 Oct 1937 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 12 Mar 1938 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 29 Oct 1938 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–2 | ||
| 4 Mar 1939 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 21 Sep 1946 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 25 Jan 1947 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 3–3 | ||
| 26 Dec 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–6 | ||
| 27 Dec 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–2 | ||
| 12 Feb 1949 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–3 | ||
| 7 May 1949 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 27 Aug 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–5 | ||
| 24 Dec 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–1 | ||
| 26 Aug 1950 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–0 | ||
| 23 Dec 1950 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 1 Dec 1951 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 19 Apr 1952 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 23 Aug 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 20 Dec 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Sep 1953 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 13 Feb 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–1 | ||
| 18 Sep 1954 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–0 | ||
| 5 Feb 1955 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–0 | ||
| 1 Oct 1955 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 11 Feb 1956 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 4 Jan 1958 | 1957–58 | FA Cup | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 11 Nov 1966 | 1966–67 | Third Division | H | Reading | 3–2 | ||
| 8 Apr 1967 | 1966–67 | Third Division | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 2 Sep 1967 | 1967–68 | Third Division | A | Reading | 2–4 | ||
| 13 Nov 1967 | 1967–68 | Third Division | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 6 Nov 1968 | 1968–69 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 25 Jan 1969 | 1968–69 | Third Division | H | Reading | 4–2 | ||
| 11 Oct 1969 | 1969–70 | Third Division | H | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 7 Feb 1970 | 1969–70 | Third Division | A | Reading | 2–3 | ||
| 9 Oct 1982 | 1982–83 | Third Division | A | Reading | 0–3 | ||
| 20 Feb 1983 | 1982–83 | Third Division | H | Reading | 3–3 | ||
| 7 Nov 1984 | 1984–85 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 30 Mar 1985 | 1984–85 | Third Division | H | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 21 Oct 1989 | 1989–90 | Third Division | H | Reading | 4–1 | ||
| 31 Mar 1990 | 1989–90 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 27 Oct 1990 | 1990–91 | Third Division | A | Reading | 2–1 | ||
| 4 May 1991 | 1990–91 | Third Division | H | Reading | 4–0 | ||
| 7 Mar 1992 | 1991–92 | Third Division | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 29 Apr 1992 | 1991–92 | Third Division | A | Reading | 2–3 | ||
| 22 Aug 1992 | 1992–93 | Second Division | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 5 Dec 1992 | 1992–93 | FA Cup | A | Reading | 0–3 | ||
| 30 Jan 1993 | 1992–93 | Second Division | H | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 16 Oct 1993 | 1993–94 | Second Division | A | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 15 Jan 1994 | 1993–94 | Second Division | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 22 Aug 2000 | 2000–01 | League Cup | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 5 Sep 2000 | 2000–01 | League Cup | A | Reading | 2–0 | ||
| 7 Oct 2023 | 2023–24 | League One | H | Reading | 2–1 | Jordan Brown 26, George Moncur 90 | 8,639 |
| 27 Jan 2024 | 2023–24 | League One | A | Reading | 1–1 | Dan Agyei 19 | |
| 14 Sep 2024 | 2024–25 | League One | A | Reading | 1–0 | Charlie Kelman 27 | 12,952 |
| 25 Jan 2025 | 2024–25 | League One | H | Reading | 2–0 | Dilan Markanday 29, Charlie Kelman 51 | 8,774 |
| 20 Sep 2025 | 2025–26 | League One | A | Reading | 1–2 | Idris El Mizouni 48 | 12,553 |
| 17 Jan 2026 | 2025–26 | League One | H | Reading | 3–1 | Dom Ballard 45, Dom Ballard 65, Dom Ballard 85 | 8,492 |
See also: the Reading archive and Reading v Leyton Orient.
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